---
title: Bulk delete security monitoring rules
description: Datadog, the leading service for cloud-scale monitoring.
breadcrumbs: Docs > API Reference > Security Monitoring
---

# Bulk delete security monitoring rules{% #bulk-delete-security-monitoring-rules %}
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| Datadog site      | API endpoint                                                                      |
| ----------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| ap1.datadoghq.com | DELETE https://api.ap1.datadoghq.com/api/v2/security_monitoring/rules/bulk_delete |
| ap2.datadoghq.com | DELETE https://api.ap2.datadoghq.com/api/v2/security_monitoring/rules/bulk_delete |
| app.datadoghq.eu  | DELETE https://api.datadoghq.eu/api/v2/security_monitoring/rules/bulk_delete      |
| app.ddog-gov.com  | DELETE https://api.ddog-gov.com/api/v2/security_monitoring/rules/bulk_delete      |
| us2.ddog-gov.com  | DELETE https://api.us2.ddog-gov.com/api/v2/security_monitoring/rules/bulk_delete  |
| app.datadoghq.com | DELETE https://api.datadoghq.com/api/v2/security_monitoring/rules/bulk_delete     |
| us3.datadoghq.com | DELETE https://api.us3.datadoghq.com/api/v2/security_monitoring/rules/bulk_delete |
| us5.datadoghq.com | DELETE https://api.us5.datadoghq.com/api/v2/security_monitoring/rules/bulk_delete |

### Overview

Delete multiple security monitoring rules in a single request. Default rules cannot be deleted. This endpoint requires the `security_monitoring_rules_write` permission.

OAuth apps require the `security_monitoring_rules_write` authorization [scope](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest/scopes.md#security-monitoring) to access this endpoint.



### Request

#### Body Data (required)



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| Parent field | Field                        | Type     | Description                                                                           |
| ------------ | ---------------------------- | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
|              | data [*required*]       | object   | Data for bulk deleting security monitoring rules.                                     |
| data         | attributes [*required*] | object   | Attributes for bulk deleting security monitoring rules.                               |
| attributes   | ruleIds [*required*]    | [string] | List of rule IDs to delete.                                                           |
| data         | type [*required*]       | enum     | The resource type for a bulk delete request. Allowed enum values: `bulk_delete_rules` |

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```json
{
  "data": {
    "attributes": {
      "ruleIds": [
        "abc-000-u7q",
        "abc-000-7dd"
      ]
    },
    "type": "bulk_delete_rules"
  }
}
```

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### Response

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OK
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Response for bulk deleting security monitoring rules.

| Field        | Type     | Description                                 |
| ------------ | -------- | ------------------------------------------- |
| deletedRules | [string] | List of successfully deleted rule IDs.      |
| failedRules  | [string] | List of rule IDs that could not be deleted. |

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```json
{
  "deletedRules": [],
  "failedRules": []
}
```

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Bad Request
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API error response.

| Field                    | Type     | Description       |
| ------------------------ | -------- | ----------------- |
| errors [*required*] | [string] | A list of errors. |

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```json
{
  "errors": [
    "Bad Request"
  ]
}
```

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{% tab title="403" %}
Not Authorized
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API error response.

| Field                    | Type     | Description       |
| ------------------------ | -------- | ----------------- |
| errors [*required*] | [string] | A list of errors. |

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```json
{
  "errors": [
    "Bad Request"
  ]
}
```

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Not Found
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API error response.

| Field                    | Type     | Description       |
| ------------------------ | -------- | ----------------- |
| errors [*required*] | [string] | A list of errors. |

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```json
{
  "errors": [
    "Bad Request"
  ]
}
```

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{% tab title="429" %}
Too many requests
{% tab title="Model" %}
API error response.

| Field                    | Type     | Description       |
| ------------------------ | -------- | ----------------- |
| errors [*required*] | [string] | A list of errors. |

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```json
{
  "errors": [
    "Bad Request"
  ]
}
```

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### Code Example

##### 
                  \## default
# 
 \# Curl command curl -X DELETE "https://api.datadoghq.com/api/v2/security_monitoring/rules/bulk_delete" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "DD-API-KEY: ${DD_API_KEY}" \
-H "DD-APPLICATION-KEY: ${DD_APP_KEY}" \
-d @- << EOF
{
  "data": {
    "attributes": {
      "ruleIds": [
        "abc-000-u7q",
        "abc-000-7dd"
      ]
    },
    "type": "bulk_delete_rules"
  }
}
EOF 
                
##### 

```python
"""
Bulk delete security monitoring rules returns "OK" response
"""

from datadog_api_client import ApiClient, Configuration
from datadog_api_client.v2.api.security_monitoring_api import SecurityMonitoringApi
from datadog_api_client.v2.model.security_monitoring_rule_bulk_delete_attributes import (
    SecurityMonitoringRuleBulkDeleteAttributes,
)
from datadog_api_client.v2.model.security_monitoring_rule_bulk_delete_data import SecurityMonitoringRuleBulkDeleteData
from datadog_api_client.v2.model.security_monitoring_rule_bulk_delete_payload import (
    SecurityMonitoringRuleBulkDeletePayload,
)
from datadog_api_client.v2.model.security_monitoring_rule_bulk_delete_request_data_type import (
    SecurityMonitoringRuleBulkDeleteRequestDataType,
)

body = SecurityMonitoringRuleBulkDeletePayload(
    data=SecurityMonitoringRuleBulkDeleteData(
        attributes=SecurityMonitoringRuleBulkDeleteAttributes(
            rule_ids=[
                "abc-000-u7q",
                "abc-000-7dd",
            ],
        ),
        type=SecurityMonitoringRuleBulkDeleteRequestDataType.BULK_DELETE_RULES,
    ),
)

configuration = Configuration()
with ApiClient(configuration) as api_client:
    api_instance = SecurityMonitoringApi(api_client)
    response = api_instance.bulk_delete_security_monitoring_rules(body=body)

    print(response)
```

#### Instructions

First [install the library and its dependencies](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest.md?code-lang=python) and then save the example to `example.py` and run following commands:
    DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_API_KEY="<DD_API_KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<DD_APP_KEY>" python3 "example.py"
##### 

```ruby
# Bulk delete security monitoring rules returns "OK" response

require "datadog_api_client"
api_instance = DatadogAPIClient::V2::SecurityMonitoringAPI.new

body = DatadogAPIClient::V2::SecurityMonitoringRuleBulkDeletePayload.new({
  data: DatadogAPIClient::V2::SecurityMonitoringRuleBulkDeleteData.new({
    attributes: DatadogAPIClient::V2::SecurityMonitoringRuleBulkDeleteAttributes.new({
      rule_ids: [
        "abc-000-u7q",
        "abc-000-7dd",
      ],
    }),
    type: DatadogAPIClient::V2::SecurityMonitoringRuleBulkDeleteRequestDataType::BULK_DELETE_RULES,
  }),
})
p api_instance.bulk_delete_security_monitoring_rules(body)
```

#### Instructions

First [install the library and its dependencies](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest.md?code-lang=ruby) and then save the example to `example.rb` and run following commands:
    DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_API_KEY="<DD_API_KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<DD_APP_KEY>" rb "example.rb"
##### 

```go
// Bulk delete security monitoring rules returns "OK" response

package main

import (
	"context"
	"encoding/json"
	"fmt"
	"os"

	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-api-client-go/v2/api/datadog"
	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-api-client-go/v2/api/datadogV2"
)

func main() {
	body := datadogV2.SecurityMonitoringRuleBulkDeletePayload{
		Data: datadogV2.SecurityMonitoringRuleBulkDeleteData{
			Attributes: datadogV2.SecurityMonitoringRuleBulkDeleteAttributes{
				RuleIds: []string{
					"abc-000-u7q",
					"abc-000-7dd",
				},
			},
			Type: datadogV2.SECURITYMONITORINGRULEBULKDELETEREQUESTDATATYPE_BULK_DELETE_RULES,
		},
	}
	ctx := datadog.NewDefaultContext(context.Background())
	configuration := datadog.NewConfiguration()
	apiClient := datadog.NewAPIClient(configuration)
	api := datadogV2.NewSecurityMonitoringApi(apiClient)
	resp, r, err := api.BulkDeleteSecurityMonitoringRules(ctx, body)

	if err != nil {
		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error when calling `SecurityMonitoringApi.BulkDeleteSecurityMonitoringRules`: %v\n", err)
		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Full HTTP response: %v\n", r)
	}

	responseContent, _ := json.MarshalIndent(resp, "", "  ")
	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stdout, "Response from `SecurityMonitoringApi.BulkDeleteSecurityMonitoringRules`:\n%s\n", responseContent)
}
```

#### Instructions

First [install the library and its dependencies](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest.md?code-lang=go) and then save the example to `main.go` and run following commands:
    DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_API_KEY="<DD_API_KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<DD_APP_KEY>" go run "main.go"
##### 

```java
// Bulk delete security monitoring rules returns "OK" response

import com.datadog.api.client.ApiClient;
import com.datadog.api.client.ApiException;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.api.SecurityMonitoringApi;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.SecurityMonitoringRuleBulkDeleteAttributes;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.SecurityMonitoringRuleBulkDeleteData;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.SecurityMonitoringRuleBulkDeletePayload;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.SecurityMonitoringRuleBulkDeleteRequestDataType;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.SecurityMonitoringRuleBulkDeleteResponse;
import java.util.Arrays;

public class Example {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    ApiClient defaultClient = ApiClient.getDefaultApiClient();
    SecurityMonitoringApi apiInstance = new SecurityMonitoringApi(defaultClient);

    SecurityMonitoringRuleBulkDeletePayload body =
        new SecurityMonitoringRuleBulkDeletePayload()
            .data(
                new SecurityMonitoringRuleBulkDeleteData()
                    .attributes(
                        new SecurityMonitoringRuleBulkDeleteAttributes()
                            .ruleIds(Arrays.asList("abc-000-u7q", "abc-000-7dd")))
                    .type(SecurityMonitoringRuleBulkDeleteRequestDataType.BULK_DELETE_RULES));

    try {
      SecurityMonitoringRuleBulkDeleteResponse result =
          apiInstance.bulkDeleteSecurityMonitoringRules(body);
      System.out.println(result);
    } catch (ApiException e) {
      System.err.println(
          "Exception when calling SecurityMonitoringApi#bulkDeleteSecurityMonitoringRules");
      System.err.println("Status code: " + e.getCode());
      System.err.println("Reason: " + e.getResponseBody());
      System.err.println("Response headers: " + e.getResponseHeaders());
      e.printStackTrace();
    }
  }
}
```

#### Instructions

First [install the library and its dependencies](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest.md?code-lang=java) and then save the example to `Example.java` and run following commands:
    DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_API_KEY="<DD_API_KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<DD_APP_KEY>" java "Example.java"
##### 

```rust
// Bulk delete security monitoring rules returns "OK" response
use datadog_api_client::datadog;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::api_security_monitoring::SecurityMonitoringAPI;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::model::SecurityMonitoringRuleBulkDeleteAttributes;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::model::SecurityMonitoringRuleBulkDeleteData;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::model::SecurityMonitoringRuleBulkDeletePayload;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::model::SecurityMonitoringRuleBulkDeleteRequestDataType;

#[tokio::main]
async fn main() {
    let body =
        SecurityMonitoringRuleBulkDeletePayload::new(SecurityMonitoringRuleBulkDeleteData::new(
            SecurityMonitoringRuleBulkDeleteAttributes::new(vec![
                "abc-000-u7q".to_string(),
                "abc-000-7dd".to_string(),
            ]),
            SecurityMonitoringRuleBulkDeleteRequestDataType::BULK_DELETE_RULES,
        ));
    let configuration = datadog::Configuration::new();
    let api = SecurityMonitoringAPI::with_config(configuration);
    let resp = api.bulk_delete_security_monitoring_rules(body).await;
    if let Ok(value) = resp {
        println!("{:#?}", value);
    } else {
        println!("{:#?}", resp.unwrap_err());
    }
}
```

#### Instructions

First [install the library and its dependencies](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest.md?code-lang=rust) and then save the example to `src/main.rs` and run following commands:
    DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_API_KEY="<DD_API_KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<DD_APP_KEY>" cargo run
##### 

```typescript
/**
 * Bulk delete security monitoring rules returns "OK" response
 */

import { client, v2 } from "@datadog/datadog-api-client";

const configuration = client.createConfiguration();
const apiInstance = new v2.SecurityMonitoringApi(configuration);

const params: v2.SecurityMonitoringApiBulkDeleteSecurityMonitoringRulesRequest =
  {
    body: {
      data: {
        attributes: {
          ruleIds: ["abc-000-u7q", "abc-000-7dd"],
        },
        type: "bulk_delete_rules",
      },
    },
  };

apiInstance
  .bulkDeleteSecurityMonitoringRules(params)
  .then((data: v2.SecurityMonitoringRuleBulkDeleteResponse) => {
    console.log(
      "API called successfully. Returned data: " + JSON.stringify(data)
    );
  })
  .catch((error: any) => console.error(error));
```

#### Instructions

First [install the library and its dependencies](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest.md?code-lang=typescript) and then save the example to `example.ts` and run following commands:
    DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_API_KEY="<DD_API_KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<DD_APP_KEY>" tsc "example.ts"
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